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Biographical details

Ass. Professor Susan Goodwin undertakes research on social policy, gender, and social change. She is engaged in collaborative research projects with a range of government, nongovernment and civil society organisations and contributes to local, national and international policy processes. Her recent book with Carol BacchiPoststructural Policy Analysisoutlines an innovative approach to policy analysis that has application across the full range of policy fields and governmental projects. In addition, she employs action research and participatory research methodologies in her work addressing poverty and disadvantage in communities in Australia and elsewhere. Sue teaches social policy in the undergraduate program and the Master of Policy Studies program and supervises postgraduate research students undertaking projects on gender, social policy, poverty and inequality, and community capacity building.

Current projects

Working from the Ground Up: participatory approaches to community development in low-income and public housing neighbourhoods. This work is based on a large ARC Linkage project with public housing residents in South Eastern Sydney. The model developed is being extended to other regions and Hong Kong (Hong Kong GRF 2017-2019).

The Good Mother: interrogating class, gender, 'race' and motherhood. This ongoing research project is exploring contemporary constructions of mothering and motherhood in Australia.

Research and Policy Capacity in Non-government community service organisations: This project is exploring developments in the NGO community sector in Australia and internationally.

Collaborative Social Justice Research Practices: This project is exploring new institutional structures and practices for social justice impact.

Conference presentations

Themes

International links

Hong Kong S.A.R.

(Hong Kong Baptist University)
Hong Kong Research Council General Research Fund, 'Working from the Ground Up: A Participatory Approach to Community Revitalization in Old Urban Neighbourhoods in Hong Kong' with Prof KK Fung and Associate Professor Shirley Lin, 2017-2019.

2008

Working from the Ground Up: A Participatory Approach to Community Regeneration in Public Housing Neighbourhoods; Irwin J, Maljkovic M, Baldry E, Vinson T, Goodwin S; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP).

2006

New trends in Australian social policy: Young peoples perspectives on social provision; Goodwin S, Elliot A; University of Sydney/Early Career Researcher.

2000

Gender equity and public institutions in NSW: Enhancing democratic participation; Connell R, Schofield T, Goodwin S, Bamberry L; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Strategic Partnerships with Industry - Research and Training (SPIRT).

Goodwin, S., Phillips, R. (2015). The marketisation of human services and the expansion of the not-for-profit sector. In Gabrielle Meagher, Susan Goodwin (Eds.), Markets, Rights and Power in Australian Social Policy, (pp. 97-113). Sydney: Sydney University Press.

Goodwin, S., Huppatz, K. (2010). The good mother in theory and research: an overview. In Susan Goodwin and Kate Huppatz (Eds.), The Good Mother: Contemporary Motherhoods in Australia, (pp. 1-24). Sydney: Sydney University Press.

Goodwin, S. (2006). Working from the outside in: NSW women's advisory committees. In D.Brennan, L.Chappell (Eds.), "No Fit Place for Women"? Women in New South Wales Politics 1856-2006, (pp. 178-199). Sydney: University of New South Wales (UNSW) Press.

Goodwin, S. (2005). 'Community' and social inclusion. In P. Smyth, T. Reddel and A. Jones (Eds.), Community and Local Governance in Australia, (pp. 94-107). Sydney: University of New South Wales (UNSW) Press.

Goodwin, S. (2003). Gender and social Exclusion in Australia. In Weiss (Eds.), Social Exclusion: An Approach to the Australian Case, (pp. 375-390). Germany: Peter Lang Publishing.

Phillips, R., Goodwin, S. (2014). Third Sector social policy research in Australia:
New actors, new politics. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 25(3), 565-584. [More Information]

Goodwin, S., Young, A. (2013). Ensuring Children and Young People Have a Voice in Neighbourhood Community Development. Australian Social Work, 66(3), 344-357. [More Information]

Phillips, R., Goodwin, S. (2010). Social Policy Research in Human Service NGOs. Facing Crises: Challenges and Opportunities Confronting the Third Sector and Civil Society. ISTR 9th International Conference, http://www.istr.org/conference/istanbul/WorkingPapers/index1118.htm: ISTR (International Society for Third Sector Research) - Based at John Hoplins University.

Goodwin, S., Phillips, R. (2015). The marketisation of human services and the expansion of the not-for-profit sector. In Gabrielle Meagher, Susan Goodwin (Eds.), Markets, Rights and Power in Australian Social Policy, (pp. 97-113). Sydney: Sydney University Press.

2014

Phillips, R., Goodwin, S. (2014). Third Sector social policy research in Australia:
New actors, new politics. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 25(3), 565-584. [More Information]

2013

Goodwin, S., Young, A. (2013). Ensuring Children and Young People Have a Voice in Neighbourhood Community Development. Australian Social Work, 66(3), 344-357. [More Information]

Phillips, R., Goodwin, S. (2010). Social Policy Research in Human Service NGOs. Facing Crises: Challenges and Opportunities Confronting the Third Sector and Civil Society. ISTR 9th International Conference, http://www.istr.org/conference/istanbul/WorkingPapers/index1118.htm: ISTR (International Society for Third Sector Research) - Based at John Hoplins University.

Goodwin, S., Huppatz, K. (2010). The good mother in theory and research: an overview. In Susan Goodwin and Kate Huppatz (Eds.), The Good Mother: Contemporary Motherhoods in Australia, (pp. 1-24). Sydney: Sydney University Press.

Goodwin, S. (2006). Working from the outside in: NSW women's advisory committees. In D.Brennan, L.Chappell (Eds.), "No Fit Place for Women"? Women in New South Wales Politics 1856-2006, (pp. 178-199). Sydney: University of New South Wales (UNSW) Press.

2005

Goodwin, S. (2005). 'Community' and social inclusion. In P. Smyth, T. Reddel and A. Jones (Eds.), Community and Local Governance in Australia, (pp. 94-107). Sydney: University of New South Wales (UNSW) Press.